Get ready for 'Red Nose Day'

Get ready for 'Red Nose Day'

Thousands of people across Shropshire are aiming to raise huge sums of cash for Comic Relief today by doing something funny for money. Fundraisers planned to push cars, while a local politician was going out canvassing in a red nose, workers were having their legs waxed and others were also set to get involved in a range of different stunts to generate money for the TV charity appeal. In Telford, an 87-year-old magician was coming out of retirement to raise money for Comic Relief and to entertain fellow residents at his care scheme. Herbert Treadwell was hoping to wow fellow residents at Accord Housing Association’s Bennett House with a host of thrilling tricks. He said: “It is great to be putting on a magic show again.”

Two Telford youngsters have already raised hundreds of pounds in aid of Comic Relief after completing a sponsored walk to The Wrekin.

Lucy Egan and Mel Latham, who are 11, braved rain and hail to finish the 6.2 mile walk from Lucy’s home in Coronation Drive in Donnington.

The pair were joined by Lucy’s father, Pete, 49, for the challenge.

In Madeley, Chun Bagrey, of Bagrey’s Laundrette, dyed his hair red and gave away free red cakes.

Health and beauty students from Walford and North Shropshire College were taking on students from the New Saints Football Club in a Comic Relief soccer game.

Residents at the Llysfield nursing home were also enjoying a day of activities, which included throwing wet sponges at staff.

Steve Jetley, Conservative candidate for the Belle Vue ward in Shrewsbury, was canvassing the electorate wearing a comedy red nose to raise £200.

Children at Abacus Childcare in Dawley headed into the centre in their finest nursery rhymed themed fancy dress outfits today.

Staff hired special costumes to wear on the day including a Humpty Dumpty and Little Miss Muffet costumes.

Other fundraisers were also getting in the fancy dress spirit for the charity like Megan Birch and Hannah Appleby, both nine, from Crudgington School who chose 118-118 costumes to wear in school today.

Staff at the Shirehall were planning to wear something red to work, donating £1 to Comic Relief in return, while the Column Restaurant was due to serve a Red Nose Day lunch menu.

Lucky boarding students in the Lower School at Concord College were expecting to enjoy bacon sandwiches and pain au chocolat in bed this morning – served up to them by staff in support of Comic Relief. And Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology was planning to hold a S-CAT Factor this afternoon, with judges involved in an event along the lines of television’s X Factor programme.

Red Caps in the 174 Provost Royal Military Police at Parsons Barracks in Donnington, Telford, put their all into raising money for Comic Relief when they did a sponsored Land Rover pull and tackled an It’s A Knockout-style assault course on Wednesday. Sergeant Major Arthur Wier also decided to bravely get his chest waxed for the cause.

Youngsters at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Madeley were cooking up a treat, making cakes and biscuits in preparation for their Comic Relief cake stall at school today.

And Link 51 on Halesfield 6 at Telford were raising money by having a dress down day where staff were wearing red for the day and paying for privilege.

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